Incredibles 2 Animation Comparison: Then and Now (2004 VS. 2018)

Even though Mr. Incredible, Frozone, and Edna Mode were already designed for The Incredibles, animators brought their designs to life using current technology to animate them for Incredibles 2. Check out the animation transformations from 2004 to 2018!
Edited by Jace Diehl

[@TheWoundedNinja]

Dash looks the most changed, his hair went from Ramen to Natural

[@genesismendez7425]

TheCheesecak3 IKR when I first saw him in the trailer I was like “wow he looks different!”

[@gevlsant7539]

What about Tony? He looks completely different in the second one

[@genesismendez7425]

Luks198 yeah I’m glad they changed tony because he looked weird

[@gevlsant7539]

well, agreed

[@deliciousdelightsbydenise4672]

Dash looks WAY hotter, omg I love his improved look, when his dad helps him with his math homework he looks so good

[@CoffeePotGames]

The animation in the first movie still holds up beautifully

[@lukefoster8469]

Coffee Pot yeah

[@kalmanta1824]

Coffee Pot the characters yes, the environment animation clearly not. Just look at the sunset scene at the beginning when Elastigirl says bye.

[@ChrisPBacon-ex5du]

Saturation and lighting

[@BeachedNerd]

Personally I think the animation looks better in the first film

[@shellysierra8072]

Are you blind

[@NattyTrilobite]

One thing that really improved was the city background.

[@nuralimedeuatnu]

Did it need improvement, though? It doesn't add anything to the story.

[@Hoa186-o2z]

@@nuralimedeuatnu It added the feel in story. Yes, if you want a good animation you also need a good background. It is also a way to tell the story (the world building)

[@GENIUSGT]

Honestly hard to tell at normal speed other than the hair. I'm mostly just seeing better lighting/color correction.

[@monstersaroundus]

Yep agreed! Facial lines are also more defined on the new trailer... but that could be indicating character age or stress.

[@RageCage1701]

Same thought. Came into this video expecting to see some sort of significant difference and really not seeing anything major. Obviously a lot of that comes down to the fact that they're sort of bound to the animation style they used in 2004.

[@monstersaroundus]

Exactly a solid timeless style trumps tech advances.

[@lepidocrocitequartz4395]

The tone looks warmer overall, maybe because instead of hiding in the shadows and feeling repressed, they're being themselves and starting a new beginning. I'm probably looking too much into it though.

[@Filipe1020]

Yes it's true, it's a common take in cinematography where the colors of the environment matches with the situation the characters are going through, so for example a sad, more depressing time needs less vibrant colors, while a happy moment is the opposite, no wonder why we often see summer as the "happiest" season because hot sunny days helps the colors to get a lot more vibrant.

[@baders087]

you're probably right. even in the first film, the 'glory days' scenes had a warmer lighting than the scenes set during their suburban lifestyle. a stark contrast of golden days and the mundanity of presenrt

[@JulianWavy]

It's crazy how technology gets better every year

[@madisongilbert3825]

I know right?!

[@TomboTime]

Incredibles 2 looks much more cartoony, surprisingly. more pop in colour, more geometric character design, more cartoonish faces.

[@TomboTime]

Mr. Nostalgia i was making a comment on art direction, wise ass. I'm an animator; i think i should know what a cartoon is.

[@HikariMichi42]

It's probably what they were going for in the first one too, if you've seen the concept art, but with the current technology they can stay more true to that vision.

[@dazzowo]

"More cartoonish faces" What the heck are you talking about? their expressions has no contrast from the first movie

[@santiagofaria6569]

Tombocartoons Brad bird's style is cartoony.That's what they wanted for the first one, but in 2004 the tech wasn't as good, so it's nice to see them finally achieving their goal animation wise

[@jackielendel1530]

I think the way it looks now is how they wanted it to look in 2004 but they couldn’t

[@amariford9034]

Edna still looks flawless. Yas dahling

[@JasonandaCamera]

Wow the original has aged SO well. Great video, thx :D

[@beeflat2896]

The biggest change was Tony Rydinger. The only reason audiences recognized him was because he was the first character we see in the movie and they say his full name. #NotMyTonyRydinger

[@briannavarrete49]

You forgot Tony's plastic surgery

[@blakebonecutter]

For some reason the skin looks a little too “gummy” in the sequel, however the rendering overall has improved.

[@VideoGameBlackBeltGaming]

Blake Bonecutter Yea, could be unfinished textures (I’m hoping) since it does seem very gummy because the overall image is less rich in detail and coloring. Kinda like they only chose one color on the palette instead of multiple

[@bohdan_lvov]

That's called subsurface scattering.

[@SeanWheeler100]

It seems like human faces in cgi cartoon look a bit rubbery or plastic-looking. Must be why Pixar's first movie was Toy Story.

[@blakebonecutter]

I know, I think it might have been over-done. Idk, I'm not a professional and can't exactly put my finger on how I'd change it.

[@robertbrookes2000]

I think I know what you mean, especially with Jack Jack, he looks too... Squishy

[@Filipe1020]

Clothes are vastly improved in the Incredibles 2, I always find the ones in first too saggy for some reason.

[@r.upendram5107]

That’s rite

[@deliciousdelightsbydenise4672]

Why the S word tho

[@cutegirl3601]

No one is gonna talk about how tony rydenger's ENTIRE face changed.. hair color, eye color, face shape, they didnt even try

[@sirhighroller9036]

Sophia Lanza i kno i saw that in the trailers and when i saw the movie jack jacks demon form was kinda off putting too in the 2nd one

[@sozi6451]

Sophia Lanza it’s because the original tony looked ugly as fuck and they realized it and decided to make him cuter cause he’s popular and the “crush”. i’m GLAD they changed him.

[@melkor77751]

For the better...

[@Kev_pencils]

they did try better in Incredibles 2 actually.

[@alfredodiaz1568]

That was a great comparison of The Incredibles 1 and 2👍

[@Machowesker17]

A bit saturated on the new one but I guess they are no longer in the midlife crisis of the first movie so it makes sense the new one has more color in it.

[@harribo2005x]

The animation may look different, but both films were masterpieces!

[@evolvedturtleproductions7600]

Just got back from the second movie, and boy is the animation beautiful! The action scenes are especially smooth.

[@ruoweilim7334]

if you want to see the improvement in animation quality just look at tony rydinger

[@felinevegan]

Ok but can we just appreciate 2004 Bob's face in this frame 0:43 😹😹😹

[@creepyguy9082]

Feline Vegan what happened to the car?!

[@HikariMichi42]

I knew which frame you were talking about before I even clicked the timestamp xD

[@jordanbass5509]

Bob face tho was priceless lol

[@DeVon675]

I know right

[@sirhighroller9036]

Creepy Guy908 here ill get a new plate 😒

[@dog8438]

2 looks more saturated to me

[@B4rapture]

thats cool right?

[@monstersaroundus]

It's a more realistic LOD and render. The original is actually more saturated in some spectrum's but the advances in lighting etc. has made a huge difference with bounce lights etc. more common like on a real film production.

[@wisegreenwanderer6815]

B4rapture no its not cool

[@fdlarts7676]

Called subsurface scattering. It's how actual skin looks. A good example is if you place your fingers in front of a very bright light source, you'll notice the edges of your skin looks saturated and red

[@dramawind]

It kind of feels like the only difference is the better lighting and textures...

[@sirgabealot01]

Oh wow. I didn't really see much improvement in the animation when I saw Incredibles 2 but this trailer helped me see how much the animation improved.

[@iennalwang2078]

Old version still the BEST!

[@ShawnDC]

The new version is more vibrant. It's beautiful. The older version looks more realistic though...

[@afonsolucas2219]

Bob gained more hair... Somehow.

[@Eraser-x3e]

Afonso Lucas ik lol. They gave him a better hairline

[@afonsolucas2219]

Luigi Marinus 2 it's a bit weird that happening in his mid-forties.

[@DeVon675]

Hair transplant?

[@jada7183]

Marky Mark lol

[@ciarahbrookes9521]

Hair can’t grow when you’re in your mid-forties?

[@dazzawesome]

I love the Incredibles amazing animation !

[@davidsharif2696]

One of the greatest animated films of all time that nobody can deny.

[@speccowo]

I love the increase in texture. Although the original still stands i adore how much more detail has been added all throughout the new one.

[@jessicajohnson7525]

On the whole, cheeks are rosier, fabrics more textured, backgrounds more complex, and lighting brighter. It's nice to see the improvement, but I'm so glad that the animation of the first has held up so superbly, and that the two don't look awkward when viewed in tandem. Considering the amount that animation has changed over the last 14 years, more than anything this is a compliment to the artistry of the groundbreaking animation of the first film!

[@apathy2454]

I LOVE the new animation !

[@Barrie96]

Elastathicc 😏😍

[@commentwar7949]

Elasthicc*

[@ihate2danimationprofiles895]

Nick Barrie THICC 😤👌

[@arizona_welder76welder15]

You just made my day.

[@JoeEnglandShow]

Well done. It's remarkable how time changes perspective. In 2004 The Incredibles seemed flawless, and I always remembered it that way until I started seeing the old clips recently. Oh, it still holds up, sure, but I have to appreciate how clearly advanced the sequel is in comparison. It really is amazing how progress can be both subtle and significant.

[@LiLTailormade]

Much cleaner!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@afonsolucas2219]

I like the old one better. I get they were going for a more animated caricatured look for the second, it feels a lot more like Ratatouille and the expressions seem to be more like The Iron Giant, but what that movie and the original Incredibles had were solid characters with correct proportions that did animated things! Not animated characters that did realistic stuff. That's what made it so great. Fingers crossed it'll be as adult as the original was.

[@vani808]

I really enjoyed the second one. :)

[@sirhighroller9036]

The second one was really good your gonna like it 👍🏾

[@Tuckerscreator]

The proportions weren't correct in Incredibles 1 either. Ever notice how Bob has tiny feet?

[@TiffanyRay]

Sir HighRoller nope I won't!

[@Haz3Nation]

The 2nd one is made for adults. U wont be dissapointed

[@zoeborden5263]

Pixar’s animation is out standing and still growing.

[@kevinlovescats6668]

0:31 dash look different back then because of the hair

[@nya6260]

I see violet has movie confidence and facial expressions lol.

[@cauaviniciusguedes2004]

The visuals style and animation on first movie looks real and normal and aged fine while, in the second the visuals style looks more comic and cartoonish but the animation is so good.

[@jaylenhoard14]

Agree

[@MrTotallyUnoriginal]

The old animation still looks great, but I didn't even need a side by side comparison like this to see the differences. The animators have come a long way, and the second movie looked amazing. Such a wonderful movie too.

[@jackielendel1530]

Cool! I was hoping someone would make something like this💕

[@HikariMichi42]

Love this music so much!!! Why Michael Giacchino didn't get an Oscar for this score (let alone a nomination) is beyond me ...

[@cutegirl3601]

He did win an Oscar for it.

[@LegoTrigger]

Sophia Lanza No. However, he won an oscar for up.

[@cra0kalo]

You can see the radiosity improvements, ambient occlusion and various other shading techniques that have improved over the years. Watched the movie last night with my gf and can say it was great long overdue but they did it well.

[@chrisantonello6831]

Is anyone else interested in seeing a remake of The Incredibles using the technology Pixar has now? I mean same dialogue and everything, just with this sleeker animation.

[@rickslickw]

Chris Antonello yeah if they wouldn’t mind doing it then for sure

[@SulkyDragon]

Chris Antonello that’d be awesome, we can only hope 🙏🏻

[@nuralimedeuatnu]

No thanks; the HDR ruins the simpler aesthetic of the universe shown the first part.

[@MySilentGaming]

I wouldn't mind. I'd love to see 100 mile dash again but with modern technology.

[@MySilentGaming]

I can only imagine how amazing the scene with Dash running across the water would be.

[@Saku-sq2qs]

Wow the evolution is just amazing: the style, the textures, the colors, the light, the animation 😍👌 great job Pixar!

[@derekhauk11]

What’s cool is that the improvements in rendering were used to make the animation less life-like and even more stylized

[@SinLambda]

Did anyone else feel like the people/character designs were inconsistent? In the original incredibles, all the people and characters looked like they were created by the same designer but when I watched incredibles 2, though the orginal incredibles characters looked the same, the new characters looked like Characters designed from the another Pixar universe. Like they looked too realistic and complex shaped.

[@whatyouwerethinking998]

SinLambda money played a key role...

[@richa16x]

The skin in part 2 looks a lot more alive. Making realistic skin was a big obstacle in the animated movie business. It's also the reason why the first movie was Toy Story. They said that the faces back then looked like plastic and then went with them being toys.

[@gannop5001]

What an *INCREDIBLE* change

[@andreagoldhurricane453]

I could definitely see the difference of animation quality when watching them. But for 2004 they did amazing!

[@spiddyman0079]

Dash looks like syndrome and the faces look too angular and boxy. The first one was a lot smoother but hopefully the animations themselves get improved

[@Machowesker17]

Holsey what tenacious said. Besides no one is saying the animation is outright bad just that there are some minor details that were changed and some prefer the original.

[@funnytoyvideos]

Holsey Ah yes, another case of “Can you do better”. Much like music and movie critics, you don’t have to have that particular skill set to judge it, you imbecile.

[@megallica1]

Holsey can you tell if a food is bad or not? I can, and I can't cook anything, I can draw very well, but if a person who can't draw look a mistake on the anatomy for example, I'll take note, anyway, the animations seems vastly improved to me

[@natanaelrodriguez3953]

funnytoyvideos But in this case you don't Even Know when something is Good or bad Stop projecting The SEQUEL animation is improved in Everything.

[@journeytotheeternalcity]

I kept seeing a bit of Syndrome in Dash too! I thought I was tripping. Also, I preferred the animation from the first one over the sequel.

[@hopeschannel]

the lighting and rendering was really good in the incredibles 2 but for its time the first incredibles was really advanced technologically, the fact that they were able to actually animate violets hair alone

[@phaggut7875]

When mr incredible and frozone were talking in the living room about jack jacks powers, you see every fiber and fold in their clothes when moving. Very impressive detail

[@HPLikecraft]

The colors and the shadows look much better in the 2nd movie but otherwise the first one still looks great. Now if you look at Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 4 that is a complete night and day of a franchise.

[@tommyangelo7430]

Been 14 years! Kinda feeling old now

[@raineeholmes566]

Looks amazing!! They really did wait until the animation techniques were better

[@andreia4499]

Watching this makes me so happy

[@blakebonecutter]

Incredible

[@kekoa0z]

This made my day

[@jbullthekingofentertainment]

Dash looks different

[@Booga04Minecraft]

Am I the only one who thinks that Edna Mode looks like Hetty from NCIS?

[@rickslickw]

Booga04 Minecraft your Definitely not

[@Linknla]

Just saw I2 last night, HILARIOUS!!!! loved it!

[@jukeboxhero30]

Honestly. I think the first one looks better. Not as overly color corrected and saturated

[@notamuffin]

Perhaps the colour correcting is just Disneys way of parodying modern superhero flicks?

[@theavatar9191]

626akaStitch It factually isn't better

[@NickFigures]

Ding dong your opinion is wrong

[@jukeboxhero30]

Nick Figures ya know the great thing about opinions? They are neither right nor wrong. I happen to like the slightly washed out comic book look of the original. If you like the new look, all power to you

[@jukeboxhero30]

muffin I agree 100%. The original one looked like old super hero comic books which I like a lot

[@hudsonhintze]

I love how they kept the style of the underminer the same so you felt a connection between the two movies

[@whyguitarguy1]

Everyone talking about colors and such, but are missing the BIGGEST differences..... Whic are in textures, particle elements, dust and debris on specific scenes, and overall fine detail in the world itself. For example, look at the ice from Frozone in the first one when he's creating a coaster-like path, then look at the SAME technique done in the second movie. If you cant see the difference, something is wrong. Lol I understand that not everyone has an eye for fine detail, but opinions are still obviously welcome. Just dont go saying the first one is done better, because it's in fact not. It's outdated. You can literally see in SOME of the facial expressions.

[@brandonkrol]

The way I see it, The Incredibles looks like a comic book movie, while The Incredibles II looks more like a comic book come to life.

[@madamdm9931]

Definitely ramped up their skills with ambient light and texturing!

[@Marksman3434]

Man, what a difference in lighting 14 years make. Amazing just how much more vivid and warm the lighting is compared to the more dull tone in the first one.

[@quirky7735]

This music ❤️ childhood nostalgia 💕

[@Hackey5i]

Other than the obvious updates in lighting, saturation and rendering, it took me a while to actually realise it, but the proportions of some characters have changed a lot. After you do realise it, it really sticks out, and you can't unsee it. The thumbnail shows it best. Mr Incredible's lower body is so much more substantial in the sequel, plus even broader shoulders than before, he seems like a miniature hulk compared to the original where he was just well built (while he wasn't out of shape). He's just so big and just doesn't have that human proportion anymore, so much that he almost seems out of place in the scenes he's in. Like he reminds my of The Thing from the Fantastic 4. Dash must've been working out between the movies too. His shoulders are broader and doesn't exactly look natural for a kid his age. In light of this, it's true to say that ElastiTHICC is thiccer than ever.

[@firestonegraywolf]

Edna went from "yeah i'll make you a suit" to "You're going to FUCKING LOVE IT " ..no capes tho

[@randomdude189]

They are both amazing

[@MaskedManMikeMD]

The change is subtle but drastic when you see the movie. In the first, everything looks so plastic by comparison, like toys. In the second, the new geometry and textures makes it look way more like an illustration. Seriously, freeze one any frame, and it looks like a completed, painted drawing.

[@oziswag3260]

The animation looks better in the sequel but I like the 1st movie better than the sequel

[@urbexbadger]

The first scene in Edna's House really made the difference

[@Mari-ox1ry]

The animation changed sooo much

[@alexsenter871]

Fun Fact: this was Disney's first 3D animated movie with humans. And it holds up beautifully.

[@theelevatedone3944]

The animation has really improved!! Yeah its looks a little cartoonish but i still love it. It does have realistic stuff in it too (I honestly like mixtures of Cartoonish and realistic features. It makes it look really unique)

[@HyperionStudios]

A lot more orange in the second movie, never noticed that. Besides a beefy model and texture upgrade, I really think the lightning was the biggest thing that sold it for me.

[@noicemcnoiceface4006]

The animation still looks good for today's standards, i actually thought that the very first scene we were shown was part of the 2nd movie for a second

[@weston6226]

One thing I like better in Incredibles 2 that does better are the mouth animations.

[@max6845]

The Animation is beautiful on both films.

[@AdrianPaulDiongzon]

Dash's hair color has changed from blonde to idk...Brown?

[@Little3Pigs]

I see that the colors of the sequel are much more vibrant than in the original. Also the eyes were more noticeable on the first film.

[@taylorking8125]

Great video! 👍

[@Dwika34]

Both are actually very good

[@RB-H]

1:00 is my favourite part of the soundtrack

[@purpleblunt6679]

bob got 10 years of his life back

[@radpugguy]

14 years and all we’ve managed to do is change the lightbulbs from fluorescent to halogen.

[@Provpsa121]

I low key would've like the sequel to have come way earlier, like a 2009 or 2010 release, that way it could've kept a similar aesthetic. Idk maybe in a parallel universe that's when it happened

[@Jessicanimation]

Animation student here and is my dream to work at Pixar.

[@lildraspberry4760]

The colours in the second film seem alot warmer and dash and the characters models have been touched up but I didn't mind too much still a great film.

[@1000ways2fly]

Thought I was gonna have a problem with the noticeably new animation but after watching the movie and seeing how beautiful everything was animated in terms of lighting and detail, we deserved it and they delivered. I was 6 when the first movie came out and I'm 20 now. 14 years was more than half my life. Although the animation isn't exactly the same, which I personally would've been fine with, I can say they stay retained the character design of the original if not better

[@javierwittman1430]

Nice content

[@rhysaustinVO]

man wouldn't it be so good if they remastered The Incredibles? Like how they remastered Crash Bandicoot..

[@themetapod]

I don't like how bright and colourful the second movie is. Violet and the boy she crushes on also look about 3 years younger

[@AngelSanchez-sw8vl]

Well technology for animators has grown exponentially since 2004

[@Kmurali710th]

Dash looks cool in 2nd part

[@hypemugen]

Favourite movie of all time

[@TheGamingKamikaze]

Shadows where clearly over-saturated and more crispier. And The Mr. Incredibles' shoulder gains!

[@chriscodling6573]

Global illumination and subsurface scattering has really improved, imagine what the next ten years will look like.

[@GoldoEb]

Where is Bob's wedding ring? If it isn't a spoiler. 0:48

[@SecretFoliage]

Damnn

[@amazingpandx4809]

He took it off because he's fingers were to big. You don't have to wear the wedding ring all the Time.

[@guts-141]

Uh he's still wearing it Look both at his hands The video confused you because it got mirrored

[@GoldoEb]

GUTS 141 oh really it's still there.